Where does “жа́га” come from?

жа́га (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Säge, from Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

жа́га (Serbo-Croatian): saw

Definitions

  1. saw

Ancestry of “жа́га”, step by step

жа́га traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Säge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSägesaw
2Middle High Germansage—
3Old High Germansagastory
4Proto-West Germanicsagāstory
5Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Proto-Slavic *žaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*žaga—

Words derived from “жа́га”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagǭ →